In April, 2017, the Tattnall County Sheriff’s Department requested that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conduct an investigation in reference to funds missing from the Tattnall County Tax Commissioners Office. The Tattnall County Tax Commissioner, Dale Dutton, had previously notified the Sheriff’s Department of the missing funds and requested a criminal investigation.

The investigation revealed that MEEKS, the former Deputy Clerk of the Tattnall County Tax Commissioners office, between October 1, 2014 and April 28, 2017 took $103,442.46 in official Governmental funds.